Ripping off the data on a PIN pad

With the end of November approaching, there is no denying the impending holiday season. This Christmas, Kelowna shoppers are also targets of a high-tech fraud that can drain bank accounts with a single swipe of payment card plastic. RCMP fraud investigator Const. Ann Donnelly has been giving presentations to business owners... more

Yard waste issue not closed, despite new fees

A group of local women are upset with the District of West Kelowna for not taking action on a fall yard waste collection. While council did approve changes to its fees and services bylaw last week, which forces residents to pay... more

• Water use plunge predicted
• Pruning preoccupation
• Baby alpaca’s arrival an early Christmas present

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Elite skaters to train here

National figure skating attention will focus on Kelowna and West Kelowna in the coming weeks when an official announcement is made for Kelowna to become a Centre of Excellence to develop elite level skaters destined for national and international competition. The... more

• Hall opens doors to new inductees
• Rockets turn to Kelowna hero for Super Series game
• Paralympic swim club may start up in Kelowna

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Chartered accountant pioneer ready to retire

MacKay Chartered Accountants in Landmark V will celebrate their 40th anniversary while saying a fond farewell to the firm’s founder Iain MacKay, a partner in the Vancouver head office. MacKay is retiring on Dec. 31. MacKay has opened offices... more

• Airport earns nod for updated renovations
• Book fair for kids
• Without a team behind you it’s hard to clap with one hand

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Christmas concert season strikes cheerful chord

The Society of Hope will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a Christmas concert and fundraiser Nov. 28, 7 p.m., at the at the Rotary Centre for the Arts. This concert has been made possible through the contribution of time and talent... more

• The ‘Master of Disaster’ creates chaos again in 2012
• Don’t panic at rumors of Twilight sell-out
• OSO performs Pulitzer Prize winner’s music

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Follow ancestors’ footsteps at Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island

NEW YORK—Ominous gray skies greeted us as we stepped off the ferry at Liberty Island. My husband, stepdaughter and I walked up the dock and got our first up-close glimpse of the Statue of Liberty. She towered before us, magnificent in... more

• Ways to de-clutter your living space during the holidays
• 9/11 memorial rising
• Sharing recipes

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